‘Every Carnival Has Its End’ | Nathan Shields
“With blondes, he praises their gentleness; with brunettes, their faithfulness…. The large ones he calls majestic, the little ones charming.” So Don Giovanni’s manservant,...
Dangerous, Ephemeral, Revolutionary Prints | Claudio Lomnitz
The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork owes its extraordinary assortment of Mexican prints to a single collector: the French (but in addition Mexican, but in...
Limitless Area, Infinite Movement | Sarah L. Kaufman
Ballet dancers, for his or her entire careers, practice exhaustively below the scrutiny of academics and coaches. But choreographers are left to show themselves....
Chaos and Treasure | Leo Rubinfien
Some years in the past I visited a writer of many high quality books of pictures to suggest considered one of my very own...
On Leverett Pond | Christopher Benfey
A freewheeling spirit runs via the historical past of Leverett, Massachusetts, which celebrated its 250th anniversary this 12 months. Named for a colonial governor...